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...with the Federal Election Commission, one based in California and one in suburban Washington. Andrew DiMarco, a California lawyer, calls his outfit the Draft Committee for Colin Powell's Army. So far he's collected 13,400 signatures urging Powell to run, but his drive is going into low gear until Powell gives some clearer sign of his intentions. The other committee is the Exploratory Draft Colin Powell for President Committee, led by a group of black Republicans. They have sent a letter to Powell urging him to run, appointed regional and state coordinators and printed bumper stickers and buttons...
...bring extensive rain gear. Umbrella, rain coat, duck boots--the whole works. It rains here . A lot. Sometimes an umbrella alone does very little to protect you from Boston's torrential downpours, which are usually accompanied by gusty winds. And the old brick sidewalks of Cambridge have a way of collecting rainwater and ruining shoes. If you don't like getting wet, consider transferring...
...bring extensive snow gear. Gloves, hats with ear flaps, duck boots, earmuffs, snow-shoes, scarves, parkas--the whole works. When it stops raining, it snows here. A lot. If you don't know how to walk on ice, you will learn...
...Michigan town of Fowlerville, three men claiming to be Koernke's "bodyguards" and "unorganized militia" members were arrested while transporting a .357 magnum revolver, three semiautomatic pistols, three loaded assault rifles (an AK-47, an M-1 and an M-14), three gas masks and assorted other military gear. Two of the three are currently in custody. Local authorities say no further inquiry has been made into their connections with Koernke...
...difficulty, the therapy usually reverses the damage in only a few weeks," she writes. Estrogen creams, applied topically, are very effective at rejuvenating vaginal tissues and are probably safer than pills or patches because they put less hormone into circulation. For those whose sex drive remains stuck in low gear despite hrt, the male hormone testosterone may help, though unless dosages are watched carefully, it can cause deepening voice, growth of facial hair and other unwanted effects...